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Sargocentron
''Sargocentron'' is a genus of squirrelfish (family Holocentridae) found in tropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with the greatest species diversity near reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Being largely or entirely nocturnal, they have relatively large eyes. Red and silvery colours dominate. The preopercle spines (near the gill-opening) are venomous and can give painful wounds.Debelius, H. 1993. ''Indian Ocean Tropical Fish Guide.'' Most have a maximum length of , but ''S. iota'' barely reaches , and ''S. spiniferum'' can reach more than . Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Sargocentron borodinoensis'' Kotlyar, 2017Kotlyar, A.N. (2017)Holocentridae from Borodino Submarine Elevation (Philippine Sea).''Journal of Ichthyology, 57 (1): 37–44.'' * '' Sargocentron bullisi'' ( Woods, 1955) (Deep-water squirrelfish) * '' Sargocentron caudimaculatum'' ( Rüppell, 1838) (Silver-spot squirrelfish) * '' Sargocentron cornutum'' (Bleeker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Coruscum
''Sargocentron coruscum'', more commonly known as the reef squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida, USA to northern South America. It lives over sandy and rocky substrates, as well as coral reefs, generally between deep. It is a nocturnal predator, feeding primarily on shrimps, but will also eat crab Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) ( el, βραχύς , translit=brachys = short, / = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. They live in all the ...s. It searches for food alone or in small schools. It can reach sizes of up to TL. When alarmed, it will hide in crevices between corals. References External links * * * coruscum Fish described in 1860 Fish of the Atlantic Ocean {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Ensifer
''Sargocentron ensifer'', or the yellow-striped squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to New Caledonia, Hawaii and the Pitcairn Islands. It lives in deep reefs at depths between , hiding in crevices by day and foraging for food by night. It feeds on small fishes and crustacean Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...s and can reach sizes of up to SL, though a length of TL is more common. References External links * * ensifer Fish described in 1859 Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Caudimaculatum
''Sargocentron caudimaculatum'', the silverspot squirrelfish or whitetail squirrelfish, is a reef-associated member of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans from East Africa to Japan and northern Australia and as far east as the Marshall Islands. It lives near reefs, but can also be found in lagoons and drop-offs at depths between . It is a nocturnal predator, feeding primarily on crabs and shrimp Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are refer ...s. It can reach sizes of up to TL. Although it is caught commercially and can be found in the aquarium trade, there are no known major threats to this species. References External links * * * caudimaculatum Fish described in 1838 Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Dorsomaculatum
''Sargocentron dorsomaculatum'', also known as the spotfin squirrelfish, is a species of squirrelfish found in the western Pacific Ocean near the Ryukyu Islands, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Caroline Islands, and Palau. It lives in shallow reefs at depths between . Like other members of its genus, it is nocturnal and seeks shelter among corals Corals are marine invertebrates within the class (biology), class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important C ... and other structures. It can reach sizes of up to SL. References External links * * dorsomaculatum Fish described in 1979 Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Cornutum
''Sargocentron cornutum'', the threespot squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae native to the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef. It lives in coral reefs and drop-offs between depths of . It is a nocturnal predator, feeding on crabs and shrimps by night and hiding under ledges or in caves by day. It can reach sizes of up to TL and has a venomous preopercle The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding. Anatomy The opercular series contains four bon .... References External links * * cornutum Fish described in 1854 Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Bullisi
''Sargocentron bullisi'', more commonly known as the deepwater squirrelfish, is a nocturnal, reef-associated predator of the family Holocentridae. It is native to the West Atlantic from North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico .... It lives below the surface. It can reach sizes of up to SL. References External links * bullisi Fish described in 1955 Fish of the Atlantic Ocean {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Borodinoensis
''Sargocentron borodinoensis'', the Borodino soldierfish, is a member of the genus ''Sargocentron'' found in the Western Pacific Ocean in the Philippine Sea The Philippine Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean east of the Philippine archipelago (hence the name), the largest in the world, occupying an estimated surface area of . The Philippine Sea Plate forms the floor of the sea. Its .... It was discovered by the Borodino Submarine Elevation along one of the mountains, and is named in honor of it. References borodinoensis Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 2017 Taxa named by Aleksandr Nicholaevich Kotlyar {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargocentron Diadema
''Sargocentron diadema'', known commonly as the crowned squirrelfish, is a member of the family Holocentridae in the order Beryciformes. Squirrelfish in general are large, active, nocturnal fish which are usually red in color.Bailey, M. and G. Sandford. ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Aquarium Fish & Fish Care''. p. 246. Distribution The crowned squirrelfish is commonly found on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Tahiti.Mills, D. ''Eyewitness Handbooks Aquarium Fish: The Visual Guide to More Than 500 Marine and Freshwater Fish Varieties''. pg. 284. Description The fish is bright red with thin white lines crossing from the gill cover to the caudal peduncle. The gill cover has two vertical white lines. A third line runs along the upper lip and below the large eye. In captivity This species is sometimes kept in aquaria. It is an active, shoaling fish which is kept in large tanks with other individuals of the species. Other species of a similar size can be kept with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holocentridae
Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only family of the order Holocentriformes. The members of the subfamily Holocentrinae are typically known as squirrelfish, while the members of Myripristinae typically are known as soldierfish.Lieske, Ewald, & Robert Myers. 1999. ''Coral Reef Fishes - Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean including the Red Sea.'' 2nd edition. In Hawaii, they are known by the Japanese name ''mempachi/menpachi'' (メンパチ) or the Hawaiian ''ʻūʻū''. They are found in tropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, with the greatest species richness near reefs in the Indo-Pacific. Most are found at depths from the shoreline to , but some, notably the members of the genus ''Ostichthys'', are generally found far deeper. Being largely or entirely nocturnal, they have relatively large eyes. During the day, they typically remain hidden in crevices, caves, or under ledges. Red and silvery colours dominate. The preopercle spines (nea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squirrelfish
Holocentrinae is a subfamily of Holocentridae containing 40 recognized species and one proposed species. Its members are typically known as squirrelfish and all are nocturnal. All three genera in the subfamily are found in the Atlantic and ''Holocentrus'' is restricted to this ocean. Most species in genera ''Neoniphon'' and ''Sargocentron'' are from the Indo-Pacific region and several of these occur in the Indian Ocean west of the southern tip of India.Randal, J.E. and Heemstra, P.C. 1985"A review of the squirrelfishes of the subfamily Holocentrinae from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea" ''Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology''; No. 49. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. A rare example of the fish is featured in Ian Fleming's 1960 James Bond short story, "The Hildebrand Rarity." References External links * * * Holocentridae Fish subfamilies Taxa named by John Richardson (naturalist) {{Beryciformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World" of the Americas in the European perception of the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica). The Atlantic Ocean is divided in two parts, by the Equatorial Counter Current, with the North(ern) Atlantic Ocean and the South(ern) Atlantic Ocean split at about 8°N. Scientific explorations of the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. Along its core, the Indian Ocean has some large marginal or regional seas such as the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea. Etymology The Indian Ocean has been known by its present name since at least 1515 when the Latin form ''Oceanus Orientalis Indicus'' ("Indian Eastern Ocean") is attested, named after Indian subcontinent, India, which projects into it. It was earlier known as the ''Eastern Ocean'', a term that was still in use during the mid-18th century (see map), as opposed to the ''Western Ocean'' (Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic) before the Pacific Ocean, Pacific was surmised. Conversely, Ming treasure voyages, Chinese explorers in the Indian Oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
